{"id":717,"date":"2024-03-24T15:39:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T09:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iaau.staging.noisebirds.com.au\/active-advice\/?p=717"},"modified":"2024-08-20T12:09:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T05:39:01","slug":"loraine-don-formston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/loraine-don-formston\/","title":{"rendered":"Loraine and Don Formston &#8211; Matt&#8217;s Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"717\" class=\"elementor elementor-717\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d86a6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d86a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a5bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a5bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blind surfer Matt Formston\u2019s journey to Nazar\u00e9 all started with parents Loraine and Don, who instilled a \u201cnever say die\u201d attitude in him as a child. At an early age, Matt was told he couldn\u2019t play sports by teachers and professionals. Matt\u2019s parents didn\u2019t take their word for it and encouraged him to believe he was no different to his peers. This attitude kept Matt in mainstream education against teachers\u2019 advice, and it encouraged him to pursue a sporting career. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31eb2c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"31eb2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=YVuaexJe3WI&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7817a5f green-box-full-section elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-551 elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"7817a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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You could say he was fearless, he was brave or he was mad!... he had a degree of freedom as a child, to develop his own confidence.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Don Formston<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe7106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffe7106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-8-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-826\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-8-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-8-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7a507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b7a507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, Matt\u2019s parents created the conditions for him to thrive. Growing up by the ocean at Narrabeen Lake, he was encouraged to always find a way forward, to know he was supported, and to believe that he could do anything. This conditioning and constant guidance was the start of the Nazar\u00e9 journey, sowing early seeds for Matt to conquer the seemingly impossible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa6ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6aa6ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-7-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-825\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-7-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-7-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insuranceadvisernet.co.nz\/active-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stills-7-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d14fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d14fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insurance Advisernet\u2019s network of advisers are committed to creating ideal conditions for our customers to reach their full potential. 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